A fifteen-year-old girl was the first female ordered to appear in court in London in 1907 for speeding! She'd been racing around at 55 and 60 mph on her brothers motorcycle! LOL! That was very like breaking the sound barrier today!
Did you see the photos of all those bikes in the article?
Some. I'm on a fairly slow link right now, and was waiting till I got home to sit down and give it the attention it deserves.